In Greece, there could be significant changes to temperature and precipitation levels, and Mediterranean droughts, which already put a significant strain on water security and agricultural productivity, could start earlier in the year and last longer increasing the risk of wild fires.
NGOs and media groups are prominent in pushing the climate agenda and the Greek PM has made public statements over his government's belief that a new agreement will be struck in Copenhagen.
Key facts
- Population: 10,737,428
- Surface area (square kms): 131,957 sq km
- Population density in 2007 (per square km): 84
- GDP: $343.6 billion
- CO2 emission estimates: 8.7 tons/person/year
Energy production
- Electricity (kW-hr; 2004): 59,344,000,000
- Hard coal (metric tons; 2004): none
- Lignite (metric tons; 2004): 70,041,000
- Crude petroleum (barrels; 2004): 847,000
- Petroleum products (metric tons; 2004): 19,115,000
- Natural gas (cu m; 2004): 34,000,000
Energy consumption
- Electricity (kW-hr; 2004): 62,164,000,000
- Hard coal (metric tons; 2004): 776,000
- Lignite (metric tons; 2004): 70,855,000
- Crude petroleum (barrels; 2004): 134,000,000
- Petroleum products (metric tons; 2004): 17,915,000
- Natural gas (cu m; 2004): 2,657,000,000
A view from the ground in Greece
Yannis Papazoglou from the British Embassy in Athens, gives a view from the ground of the issues affecting Greece
4 degree map in Greece
Dr David Landsman presented the 4 degrees C map to Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas.
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